Synchronised Teams class
How do I create a Teams class for my Blackboard course?
As long as your Blackboard course is available to students and you haven't already synchronised with Teams, you should be able to create a Teams class from the MS Teams option under course tools. Generate a Teams Class for your Blackboard course guidance is available.
Who do I contact if I have questions around using Teams for teaching?
Please contact your College Digital Education Service:
dls.cate@uwe.ac.uk
dls.cbl@uwe.ac.uk
dls.chss@uwe.ac.uk
Blackboard Tab in Teams
Can students access Blackboard content from the Teams class?
Yes, as long as you have activated your Teams class, students will be able to access the Blackboard tab from the General channel. From there they will see the Latest Content; Search; Announcement; and Assignment functions. Blackboard tab in the Teams Class guidance is available.
Teams meetings
Whats the difference between a private / assessment meeting and an open group / meeting?
| Assessment / private meeting | Open / group meeting | |
|---|---|---|
| Will staff and students receive an invite? | Only invited people will receive an email invite | Only invited people will receive an email invite |
| Will staff and students see in their Teams/Outlook calendars? | Only invited people will see the meeting in their calendars | Only invited people will see the meeting in their calendars. Non-invited people on the module, can access from the join link on the meetings page. |
| Will the recording automatically be migrated to Panopto? | Yes, as long as:
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Open / group meetings are not set to migrate by default but it will migrate if:
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| Will students be able to see the recording in OneDrive? | If the recording is set to be migrated to Panopto, then No. The shares in OneDrive for anyone who attended the meeting are removed in the migration process. | Yes. No change is made to the shares in OneDrive. |
| Will students be able to see the recording in Panopto? | No. By default, students do not have permission to see or access any files in the Private online meetings folder within the panopto course folder. | Yes. By default, students have read access to any files in the Open online meetings folder within the panopto course folder. |
Can I create one long meeting for multiple student assessments?
No - this is not recommended for data protection reasons. Each student assessment will need to have a separate meeting created with only the student being assessed and the staff involved invited.
Can I edit the meeting time / date?
Yes, you can edit the time and date of a meeting as long as the meeting has not yet started. Editing or cancelling meetings guidance is available.
Why is the meeting not visible in my calendar?
You will only see a meeting in your Teams or Outlook calendar if you have been specifically invited to the meeting, or you are the organiser. NB organisers of open / group meetings need to select the Add event to my personal calendar option in order to see it in their calendar. Open / group meetings are visible in the meetings lists to any person on the module run so they do not need to be specifically invited to join the meeting.
Can I still access the recording from OneDrive?
If you are the creator of the meeting, the recording will remain in your OneDrive in line with UWE retention policy for Teams recordings.
Can I migrate a meeting to Panopto if I didn't set it to automatically migrate?
Yes, as long as there is a recording, you can migrate the meeting. How to manually migrate a meeting recording to Panopto guidance is available.
How can I check that the recording is in Panopto?
~There are two ways you can do this. You can either check via the Migrate Recordings option, locate the meeting and if there is a View Recording link, the recording is in Panopto (see Migration of meeting recordings to Panopto guidance). Alternatively, you can go into the course folder in Panopto and navigate to either the Private online meetings folder or the Open online meetings folder and search for the meeting.
How do students access the meeting?
Any student who has been specifically invited, will receive an email invite and will be able to join the meeting via their Teams and Outlook calendars. You can create a link to the Meetings page in your course menu - from there, students will be able to access any future meetings that they have access to. Creating a link to the Meetings list in your course menu guidance is available.